On April 18 and 19, the "Baden-Württemberg Classics" wine fair will once again make a stop in Dresden. For the 13th time, the event will bring together winegrowers from the southwest with a Saxon audience - a format that deliberately focuses on direct exchange: tasting, comparing, talking, ordering directly from the producer. Around 40 wineries and cooperatives will present around 600 wines, sparkling wines and fine brandies at the International Congress Center. The range is complemented by two Saxon wineries - Weingut Lehmann from Diesbar-Seußlitz and Weinmanufaktur Meißen.
The approach of the trade fair is clearly curated: The focus is on origin, grape variety and ageing, not just the finished product in the glass. Regions such as Baden and Württemberg in particular, whose vineyards are often located on labor-intensive slopes and steep slopes, can be explored in a differentiated way in this way. The organizer is the Württemberg Wine Institute, which has been positioning the trade fair as a platform for German wine for years - combined with a clear commitment to moderate consumption and the strengthening of local origins. "Still only about every second glass of wine drunk in Germany comes from domestic production," lamented Horst Reuschle from the organizer Weininstitut Württemberg.
